The Giants added a playmaking linebacker in a blockbuster trade with the Los Angeles Rams, acquiring veteran Alec Ogletree and a 2019 seventh-round pick in exchange for a fourth-round pick and sixth-round selection in the 2018 NFL Draft on Wednesday.

Ogletree will walk into a starting role, and could be a centerpiece of a rebuild at the position.

Here are five takeaways from the Giants' blockbuster deal:

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1) Borrowing a page from the Eagles' Super Bowl playbook

Eagles executive vice president of football operations Howie Roseman showed the value of flipping middle-to-late round draft picks in trades for established veterans such as cornerback Ronald Darby, and Jay Ajayi, on the road to the franchise's first Super Bowl championship.

Given the copycat nature of the NFL, it isn't surprising to see Giants general manager Dave Gettleman borrow a page from Roseman's playbook by turning a fourth and sixth-round pick into Ogletree and a seventh-round pick.

Don't be surprised to see more executives around the look follow Roseman's lead, particularly if the goal is to add veteran players to fuel a playoff or Super Bowl run in the short-term.

Speaking of which ...

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2) Are Giants building to make one last run with Eli Manning?

Gettleman is not acting like a general manager aiming to build a contending roster in 2020 and beyond.

Ogletree is signed through 2021, but has an out after the 2019 season, which seems to indicate that the Giants could be loading up this offseason to make one final playoff push with veteran quarterback Eli Manning.

Time will tell what approach Gettleman takes in building the Giants roster throughout free agency and the NFL Draft, but flipping draft picks for a player due $42.75 million over the next three seasons doesn't exactly scream "rebuilding."

Linebacker was a position in a bit of flux for the Giants, with B.J. Goodson the only starting player at the position in 2017 signed through 2018.

Adding Ogletree gives the Giants an immediate starter, and should help new defensive coordinator James Bettcher transition to a 3-4 defense, after the 2013 first-round pick thrived in that alignment with the Rams.

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4) Linebacker is now a priority position for the Giants

After settling for a pair of undrafted free agents at the position last year, it appears that Gettleman is once again making linebacker a priority.

During the NFL Scouting Combine, Gettleman hinted at the value of NFL linebackers over projecting what a player might become after playing in college defenses against the spread-heavy offenses at the college level.

"It's hard because there are all these bastardized linebackers that do these funky things," Gettleman said. "What it comes do to with linebacker is; 'Is he instinctive? Can he run? Is he athletic? Is he smart? Is he tough.'"

For the first time since Jesse Armstead in 2001, the Giants now have a linebacker with a legitimate chance to earn Pro Bowl, or All-Pro honors this season.

Bringing in Ogletree makes it far lass imperative that Gettleman pay the going rate in free agency for each of Devon Kennard, Jonathan Casillas and Kelvin Sheppard.

Meanwhile, linebacker also could be a position that the Giants could address in the draft to build the position around Ogletree, who finished last season with 95 tackles, 2.0 sacks, and one interception.